GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A lost pig strutted up to the right person in Eastown on Thursday.

6-month-old Ramone snuck out of his home and approached Grand Rapids Police officer Jeremy Huffman. Huffman reunited Ramone with his owner a short time later.

The department on Friday received a flood of positive comments after posting a picture of the pig in a cop car to its Facebook page. By Friday night, 1,000 people "liked" the lighthearted post.

"We know where you will go with the jokes on this one (we've heard them all), however, this little guy walked up to Officer Jeremy Huffman yesterday in the Eastown area," the department said on Facebook.

Christine Smith, who identified herself as a neighbor, wrote on Facebook that Ramone slipped out of his home while his owner was on the phone. She helped the owner look high and low for the pig, then they discovered Ramone nearby in the backseat of the officer's vehicle.

She said Ramone is the "character" of the neighborhood.

"Thank you GRPD for pigsitting Ramone," Smith wrote.

Angie Jackson covers public safety and breaking news for MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. Email her at ajackso3@mlive.com, and follow her on Twitter.